From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor

Liu Jiaqi felt reassured when she heard Zhang Hengyang say this. She replied to the police station, stating that the purchase records must have the authorization of either the buyer or their direct family members to be provided, as they have the right to keep each owner’s information confidential.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and they won’t have anyone on duty until the fourth day, which means they’ll have to wait until the day after tomorrow to retrieve the purchase records.

In fact, no one took Mrs. Jiang’s suicide as a major event.

The initial stance of Huayuan Group was that out of humanitarian spirit, they could offer a certain amount of condolence money, with an upper limit not exceeding fifty thousand yuan. They insisted on being blameless and warned that if the deceased’s family dared to defame their reputation, they did not rule out the possibility of legal actions to protect their rights.

In Da Heng’s view, this matter has nothing to do with them, embodying a mind-your-own-business attitude. They expressed condolences for the passing of the owner and sympathy for the deceased’s family, and they were willing to assist the family in processing house refund procedures.

The Hu Shan Town Government’s attitude was to try to help all parties reach an agreement and prevent the incident’s impact from being maliciously amplified. Hu Shan Town did not want to become the focus of public opinion, and Weishan Island did not wish to have more related negative news widely spread.

The key problem now is the attitude of the deceased’s family. They have not yet proposed any conditions, which is not because they refuse to, but because they are making thorough preparations.

A storm is brewing!

On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Dean Geng Wenxiu of Changxing Hospital arrived at Weishan Island Hospital. She seldom encountered such unfortunate events. Her original plan to travel today was completely disrupted. She thought Zhao Feiyang was making a fuss over nothing; wasn’t it just an old lady who committed suicide at a construction site? Tan Haiyan could handle it; why involve her?

Moreover, she was the vice director of Changxing, and the incident was at Huanyan Health’s construction site. Wouldn’t it be more in line with regulations to have Huanyan Health’s people handle it?

The person in charge of Huanyan Health was Pei Lin. It was likely Zhao Feiyang considered the relationship between the two and found it inconvenient for her to come forward.

In the meeting room of the Weishan Island Branch, Geng Wenxiu had a meeting with the deceased’s family. During this meeting, Liu Ximing, representing the family, put forward their conditions.

The conditions had been printed out, and everyone at the meeting was given a copy. Upon seeing the compensation amount, the people from Changxing were taken aback. They actually demanded Huayuan Group and Changxing Hospital to compensate a total of three million seven hundred thousand yuan for funeral expenses and mental distress, and also required them to publicly apologize for the safety accident.

Geng Wenxiu felt that this family was simply too outrageous. She closed the claim document and said to Liu Ximing, "Sorry, it seems you’ve confused the object of your claim!"

Before coming here, Zhao Feiyang had already set the tone for this matter: they could make a symbolic compensation, but they must not assume responsibility. If the deceased’s family demanded an apology, it must not be agreed upon. In this matter, Huanyan was not at fault, and Changxing was even less at fault.

Beside her, Liu Xiliang had discreetly turned on a recording pen and said slowly, "No mistake! It’s precisely you who caused my parent’s death."

Geng Wenxiu glanced at Tan Haiyan, thinking that this issue should be better addressed by Tan Haiyan.

Understanding her intention, Tan Haiyan said, "Ms. Jiang Ailian entered our construction site without the permit of the contractor. Her death was not caused by human action; it was suicide. The police have already confirmed this, and here is the death investigation report!"

Tan Haiyan had made adequate preparations. She waved a copy of the death investigation report in her hand.

Liu Xiliang flashed a cold smile at the corners of his lips. He pulled out a stack of photos from his briefcase and tossed it over to the other side.

Geng Wenxiu and Tan Haiyan picked them up and saw that they were mostly photos of the construction site.

Liu Xiliang said, "These are photos of your construction site. They clearly show that there are numerous loopholes in your site management. Anyone with normal movement capability can easily enter the site, and there’s a significant supervision problem with your site. Such a large site has only two people responsible for its watch."

Tan Haiyan retorted, "We have safety signs hung at the site entrance! Non-authorized personnel are prohibited."

As a lawyer, Liu Ximing said, "Article 1258 of the Civil Code of our country stipulates: In public places or roads where excavation, repair, and installation of underground facilities cause harm to others, if the constructor cannot prove that clear signs were set and safety measures were taken, they should bear the tort liability."

Tan Haiyan said, "As I mentioned earlier, we have safety signs posted on the entrance of the site."

Liu Ximing asked, "Any proof?"

Tan Haiyan said, "You can go to the site and see."

Liu Xiliang said, "Fortunately, we took photos of the site in advance. Some of the current safety signs at your site were temporarily added."

Tan Haiyan said, "I don’t understand what relation safety signs have with your mother’s suicide."

Liu Ximing said, "Fine, I’ll explain it to you slowly..."

Meanwhile, Xu Chunliang arrived at the construction site accompanied by Zhang Haitao, who pointed to the steel structure in front and said, "The old lady hanged herself right there. At that time, her tongue was sticking out really long, and her body swayed back and forth in the air. The security guard responsible for the site was almost scared to death and is still hospitalized."

Xu Chunliang noticed the safety signs visible everywhere and said, "Done just now, right?"

Zhang Haitao nodded and said, "A stitch in time saves nine, so they won’t make an issue about safety."

Xu Chunliang thought to himself it was too late; doing this now was just trying to cover up. He walked over to see the scene of the incident, which had been temporarily cordoned off.

Zhang Haitao said, "The model area hasn’t even been built yet, and it’s already a haunted house. I just can’t figure it out; shouldn’t we be the ones claiming compensation from them? Now it’s reversed."

Xu Chunliang said, "Respect for the deceased is of utmost importance, and the law also sympathizes with the weaker party."

Zhang Haitao said in a low voice, "They keep harping about safety responsibility, clearly pushing this matter onto Boss Ding."

Xu Chunliang said, "Logically, the construction party should bear some responsibility, such as mismanagement."

Zhang Haitao said, "There was a similar incident in our village before. A family was building a house, and their neighbor, who was already at odds with them, snuck into their newly-raised house at night and drank pesticide."

Xu Chunliang asked, "How was it handled in the end?"

"There was a big fight, and eventually, the police got involved. Everyone who took part in the brawl was punished, and the family had the house torn down. No one wanted to live in a house where someone died."

At this moment, Xu Chunliang’s phone rang. It was a call from Geng Wenxiu, the Vice Director of Changxing Hospital. Although Xu Chunliang didn’t particularly like the proud Geng Wenxiu, out of respect for her brother, he had to be somewhat courteous, especially since Mei Ru Xue was now working in the High-Tech Zone.

"Dean Geng, what can I do for you?"

Geng Wenxiu chuckled and said, "Congratulations on your promotion, Town Mayor Xu!"

From how she addressed him, it was clear that she was more adept at gauging the situation than Tan Haiyan.

"Dean Geng, please don’t tease me. I’m just on temporary assignment. You’re still in charge here." Xu Chunliang gave Geng Wenxiu ample respect.

Geng Wenxiu said, "Do you have some time? I’d like to chat with you."

Xu Chunliang replied, "Of course!"

"Then I’ll come to the town government to find you." This time, Geng Wenxiu adopted a very humble tone.

Xu Chunliang said, "No need to trouble you; I’ll come to you."

Xu Chunliang left the construction site and took a few steps when he saw an old lady burning paper outside.

Zhang Haitao went over and shouted, "What are you doing? It’s the Chinese New Year, and you’re burning paper at our doorstep?"

The old lady glared, "So what? My neighbor died here, and I’m here to pay my respects. Don’t scare me. If something happens to me, you’ll have to take care of me."

Zhang Haitao couldn’t intimidate the old lady; instead, he was stunned by her. Elderly people aren’t easily messed with these days, and we don’t have any mines at home, so it’s better to avoid trouble.

Xu Chunliang recognized the old lady as a familiar face. When he first joined the Changxing Medical Office, Mrs. Jiang had come to cause a scene. Their disagreement was resolved successfully, and they struck up a friendship. Since then, Mrs. Jiang often brought him food, and she even brought him fried dough for the New Year.

Xu Chunliang was pleasantly surprised, "Aunt Jiang, it’s you?"

Mrs. Jiang said, "Xiaoxu, what are you doing here?"

Xu Chunliang replied, "I’m working here! And you are...?"

Mrs. Jiang said, "The one who hanged herself here yesterday, Jiang Ailian, was my dear sister and old neighbor. I heard she’s gone, so I came to see."

Xu Chunliang said, "What a coincidence!" The fact that she came all the way from Dongzhou showed the depth of their relationship.

Mrs. Jiang asked, "Are you the person in charge here?"

Xu Chunliang shook his head.

Zhang Haitao said, "He’s our town mayor."

Xu Chunliang glared at him, as if to say it wasn’t his place to speak.

Upon hearing that Xu Chunliang was the town mayor, Mrs. Jiang immediately approached and asked, "Are you in charge of this matter?"

Xu Chunliang replied, "I’m here to investigate this issue."

"That’s great; I’ve finally found the right person." Mrs. Jiang took out a stack of papers from her cloth bag. "These were left with me by Ailian before she passed. I don’t know what they are. She said that if one day she suddenly wasn’t around, I should give these to someone trustworthy."

In Mrs. Jiang’s mind, Xu Chunliang was undoubtedly that trustworthy person.

Xu Chunliang asked, "Aunt, why didn’t you give these to her son?"

"Don’t mention those two bastards. They have no conscience. Ailian painstakingly raised them, and not only do they not visit, they don’t even come home for the holidays."

Mrs. Jiang told him that she didn’t come alone; her son was gathering information about Jiang Ailian and her husband’s situation.

As they spoke, Mrs. Jiang’s son, Yang Kaiping, arrived. Yang Kaiping worked in sales for Dongjiang Engineering Group and was usually stationed in Dian Nan, only coming home during the holidays.

Mrs. Jiang introduced Xu Chunliang to him. Yang Kaiping expressed his gratitude for Xu Chunliang’s past help and care for his mother.

Xu Chunliang asked Zhang Haitao to take the mother and son to rest first.